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Nifty +5.37% · best PSU Bank +15.56% · worst FMCG -0.25%
Published by The Retail Trader · OCT 31, 2022 · Monthly Audit
The October 2022 audit — what every major index and every sector did across the month's 19 sessions, all measured from the 2022-09-30 close to the 2022-10-31 close.
An account of 19 sessions, best to worst:
• Bank Nifty — +6.93%, close 41307.90
• Sensex — +5.78%, close 60746.59
• Nifty 50 — +5.37%, close 18012.20
• Nifty 500 — +4.01%, close 15424.00
• Midcap 100 — +2.49%, close 31432.30
Of the Nifty's 19 sessions, 13 were up and 6 down. The best day was 2022-10-04 (+2.29%), the worst 2022-10-11 (-1.49%). There were 2.9 points between the Midcap 100 and the Nifty — large caps were ahead of the broad market.
There were 15.8 percentage points between the best and the worst sector:
• PSU Bank — +15.56%
• Bank — +6.93%
• IT — +6.47%
• Realty — +3.46%
• Metal — +2.22%
• Pharma — +1.85%
• Media — -0.03%
• FMCG — -0.25%
India VIX ranged between 15.80 and 21.37 during the month and closed at 15.80. The deepest peak-to-trough fall in the Nifty inside the month was -2.0% — so despite the month's net number of +5.37%, a decline of that depth was seen along the way.
All figures in this article were computed from The Retail Trader daily index database through 24 July 2026. Past performance does not indicate future performance. This analysis is educational only and is not a recommendation to buy or sell.